Introduction: Preventive health and individuals with mental retardation

Mental Retardation and Developmental Disabilities Research Reviews

Volumn 12, Issue 1, 2006, Pages 1-2

  Frey, Georgia C ^a   Temple, Viviene A ^a   Stanish, Heidi I ^a  

^a INDIANA UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CARDIOVASCULAR RISK; DISABILITY; EDITORIAL; HEALTH CARE ACCESS; HEALTH CARE COST; LIFE EXPECTANCY; MEDICAL INFORMATION; MEDICAL LITERATURE; MEDICAL RESEARCH; MENTAL DEFICIENCY; MENTAL HEALTH SERVICE; MOUTH DISEASE; PREVENTIVE HEALTH SERVICE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SEXUAL HEALTH; SUBSTANCE ABUSE; UNITED STATES; VISUAL DISORDER;

ADULT; FORECASTING; HEALTH SERVICES NEEDS AND DEMAND; HUMANS; MENTAL RETARDATION; PREVENTIVE HEALTH SERVICES; UNITED STATES;

EID: 32544448651     PISSN: 10804013     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/mrdd.20094     Document Type: Editorial

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